HOLDING ON TO YOUR KIDS:
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Parenting across Cultures*
*Based on “Sidestepping the Power Struggle” by Dr. Alison Miller& Dr. Allison Rees
FREE! 8 WEEK SEMINAR SERIES FOR PARENTS: V" s0 n9 K/ Q
PRESENTED BY: Multicultural OutreachCounselling Program &
* s+ \2 X+ L, I5 i: @6 UTheInter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria(ICA)7 L; {/ y. W1 @- j
DATES: MondaysMay 17, 31, June 7, 14, July 5, 12, 19, 26 2010
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) w7 Z/ x# v2 Y( G8 bLOCATION: Inter-CulturalAssociation, 930 Balmoral Road, Victoria, BC 6 u6 r3 g- K+ t2 @- ?* b
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SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED!
HOLDING ON TO YOUR KIDS is a practical and culturally sensitivecourse for parents from diverse cultures who have concerns around parentingand/or responding to the behaviours and emotions of their children and teens.# ?3 S- p8 P5 Q$ I% e2 s8 D
Topics to be covered include: 5 I' m1 d8 _, s+ I! N* y# i
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Understanding temperament/personality( H5 S2 ?, d- M, F5 M& J4 J
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+ x* d. C1 I$ y" ?- DUnderstanding different parenting/discipline styles
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How to set limits or consequences in a loving way
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. J$ d: }5 ~5 T4 U% c/ I8 [Identifying and responding to triggers which set offbehaviour ‘outbursts’% D; I& \( H5 J7 D8 q8 t. K
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( G5 ]2 b' l4 _; mTeaching responsibility & moral development
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REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY FRIDAY MAY 14, 2010
TOREGISTER CONTACT GAYLENE T. at 250-388-4728 x 113 or gturner@icavictoria.org 
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